Hillhouse's post-90s partner Yan Wentao joins DeepSeek, possibly as CFO.

Beating AI News Flash: According to TOP Chinese Tech Innovation Community, Hillhouse Ventures partner Yan Wentao may join DeepSeek as CFO, expected to assume the role soon.

DeepSeek has begun preparations for a STAR Market IPO. CITIC Securities has already entered for due diligence, but the two parties have not yet signed a formal listing guidance agreement. DeepSeek hopes to initiate the IPO process this year.

Yan Wentao is a post-90s partner at Hillhouse Ventures, long responsible for technology investments. His publicly disclosed investment projects include ByteDance, MiniMax, Zhipu AI, and others. DeepSeek currently has no CFO and no formal investor relations team.